EFL university students’ experiences in using skimming and scanning techniques in reading: difficulties and strategies

Lutfiya, Umiliya (2023) EFL university students’ experiences in using skimming and scanning techniques in reading: difficulties and strategies. Undergraduate Thesis thesis, UIN K.H. Abdurrahman Wahid Pekalongan.

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Abstract

Reading is one of the skills in English that must be mastered by students. In reading, several techniques can be used by students to find out the intent that is in the reading text. Some of these techniques include skimming, scanning, intensive reading, and extensive reading. This study investigates the difficulties of using skimming and scanning techniques that EFL students face in reading. In general, the skimming technique is a reading technique used to find the main ideas in the text. Meanwhile, the scanning technique is used to find specific information in the text. The purpose of this study is to find out the difficulties and strategies of EFL students using skimming and scanning techniques. In this study, researchers used a qualitative narrative method. The researcher used a semi-structured interview to collect the data. The participants of this study were third-semester EFL students majoring in English Education Department. The results of this study are divided into two parts. First: there are two factors of student difficulty in accordance with the theory of Burt, Peyton, & Adams (2003), namely vocabulary and culture. In addition, it is also influenced by other factors, namely the low interest and motivation of students in reading. Second: to overcome student difficulties, they apply several methods, including students use the translation method, developing students' emotions, and keep practicing using skimming and scanning techniques in reading.Reading is one of the skills in English that must be mastered by students. In reading, several techniques can be used by students to find out the intent that is in the reading text. Some of these techniques include skimming, scanning, intensive reading, and extensive reading. This study investigates the difficulties of using skimming and scanning techniques that EFL students face in reading. In general, the skimming technique is a reading technique used to find the main ideas in the text. Meanwhile, the scanning technique is used to find specific information in the text. The purpose of this study is to find out the difficulties and strategies of EFL students using skimming and scanning techniques. In this study, researchers used a qualitative narrative method. The researcher used a semi-structured interview to collect the data. The participants of this study were third-semester EFL students majoring in English Education Department. The results of this study are divided into two parts. First: there are two factors of student difficulty in accordance with the theory of Burt, Peyton, & Adams (2003), namely vocabulary and culture. In addition, it is also influenced by other factors, namely the low interest and motivation of students in reading. Second: to overcome student difficulties, they apply several methods, including students use the translation method, developing students' emotions, and keep practicing using skimming and scanning techniques in reading.

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